Discovering all of them grants 200 Influence. Note: The 21 regions below make up the Regions in the Plains collection. Further investigation reveals that the leader of the Freemen on the Plains is in fact a Venatori mage sent to infiltrate the deserters to sow dissent within Orlais' armies and that he deliberately stockpiled bodies to attract spirits. If the Inquisitor chooses to investigate the situation, they discover that spirits have come forth to possess the corpses of those that have fallen, while deserters have formed into a group known as the Freemen of the Dales and harass both sides of the war.

The Inquisitor can gain access to the Plains by completing the Investigate the Exalted Plains war table scouting operation in Skyhold. The Inquisition can investigate the breakdown in communications to provide stability to the region. After both armies retreat to their camps, Val Royeaux loses all contact. The Exalted Plains are a contested battlefield during the War of the Lions until Empress Empress Celene and Gaspard de Chalons's armies agree to cease hostilities until the outcome of the peace talks in Halamshiral. Somehow, despite ages of unrest, the lands the elves call 'Dirthavaren' retain a fragile beauty. More recently, The Plains played host to some of the most heated conflicts of the Orlesian Civil War. Centuries ago, the Elves of the Dale made their last stand here. The Exalted Plains are steeped in conflict. The plains were henceforth called 'Exalted.' After the elves' defeat and the dissolution of their kingdom, Ville Montevelan became the first human settlement in the Dales, presided over by Revered Mother Amity, Champion of the Exalted March.

The champions' cause was just, and their faith led them to victory. It was here, centuries ago, that the Dalish kingdom met its bitter end, the holdouts of the elven army making their last stand, refusing to surrender against the champions of Andraste: the templar, the sister, and the nobleman patron.

Scattered glyphs in ancient baths